CREEM Announces David Bowie Special Edition Magazine 

Limited Edition Exclusively With CREEM Issue #1 In September

Today, in partnership with NEON, CREEM announced a limited run of a David Bowie special edition magazine to celebrate Brett Morgen’s Moonage Daydream. The special edition will be a dazzling look at Bowie past, present & future, and be included with every copy of CREEM’s Issue #1. The film’s release on September 16 follows CREEM’s return on September 15 as an oversized subscription-only premium quarterly. Subscribe here.

CREEM’s Bowie collectible will celebrate his legacy with archival content from the magazine stretching back some 50 years, as well as new content celebrating his continued influence and impact. From CREEM’s online archive, which includes every issue from 1969-1988, the special edition will feature “Space Face Changes The Station” by Cameron Crowe from 1976, Stars Cars, a David Bowie Lookalike Contest and original record reviews by Dave Marsh and Lester Bangs. New articles include CREEM editor emeritus Jaan Uhelszki interviewing Moonage Daydream director Brett Morgen, Brad Tolinski’s thoughts on the film & editor Zach Lipez on Bowie's lasting effect.

“Back in the day, CREEM would publish special editions of the magazine - covering specific artists or genres," explains CEO John Martin. "They were always reader favorites, and this issue is our first stab at continuing that lineage. And what better artist to start with than someone as fascinating as Bowie. It's also a gift to our Day 1 subscribers who are taking the plunge with us on this rock ‘n’ roll adventure.”

Following Morgen’s The Kid Stays in the Picture, Cobain: Montage of Heck, & Jane, Moonage Daydream is a cinematic odyssey exploring Bowie’s creative, musical and spiritual journey. Told through never-before-seen footage, performance and music, the film is guided by Bowie’s narration and is the first officially sanctioned film on the artist. Moonage Daydream premiered to rapturous reviews as an official selection at Cannes and will be released globally on September 16 with NEON handling domestic distribution and Universal Pictures International handling international. 

This comes on the heels of CREEM revealing its first print cover in 33 years via Vanity Fair, featuring original art by the legendary Raymond Pettibon(responsible for Sonic Youth's Goo album cover & others), along with the first issue’s Table of Contents below. The new CREEM spans generations and genres, with untold stories from icons like The Who and Terry Allen, a reassessment of The Osmonds’ metal album and revival of their Stars Cars column with Slash, as well as featuring new faces of rock like Special Interest, Viagra Boys and Amyl and the Sniffers, alongside rising stars in rap and R&B like Lil Aaron and KeiyaA.

Founded in 1969 Detroit, CREEM grew from underground paper to national powerhouse - an essential source of music journalism for twenty years. It reflected and shaped the culture, cultivating some of the most legendary writing talent of the era: Lester Bangs, Cameron Crowe, Patti Smith, Robert Christgau and Jaan Uhelszki, who now returns as editor.  The magazine’s original rise and fall is chronicled in the critically-acclaimed 2020 documentary CREEM: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine, which earned praise everywhere from The New York Times to CBS This Morning.

Today, CREEM Entertainment is led by former VICE publisher John Martin as CEO, alongside Chairman JJ Kramer (son of original CREEM co-founder & publisher Barry Kramer). In addition to Uhelszki, the new CREEM editorial staff includes VP of Content Fred Pessaro formerly of VICE’s Noisey, Executive Editor Dan Morrissey from Entertainment Weekly, and Senior Editor Maria Sherman, following her work at NPR, Rolling Stone, BuzzFeed, Jezebel, Netflix, ELLE and her critically acclaimed book, LARGER THAN LIFE: A History of Boy Bands. Editorial Director Dave Carnie has worked with Jackass, ESPN, Big Brother, and Penthouse. Photo Editor Matt Salacuse has photographed everyone from Jay Z to Dimebag Darrell for Esquire, XXL and beyond. Grace Scott joins as Associate Editor after her work with VICE & The Toronto Star, and Zachary Lipez as Editor at Large, following his work with Pitchfork, The Washington Post and others. 

About CREEM Entertainment:

CREEM Entertainment is the modern-day devil spawn of Detroit's legendary CREEM Magazine. During its initial twenty-year run, CREEM launched the careers of countless iconic music journalists and bands, while never hesitating to lampoon those who took themselves too seriously. Today's CREEM, powered by the next generation of cage-rattling truth tellers and provocateurs, will deliver the best in editorial, original programming, merchandise, subscription products, and experiences to rock 'n' roll fans of all ages. Boy Howdy, indeed!

For more information on CREEM, please contact:

Matt Hanks (mhanks@shorefire.com)

Shannon Cosgrove (scosgrove@shorefire.com)